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Restaurant: Three Happiness Restaurant
Address: 209 W Cermak Rd, Chicago, IL 60616
Type: Restaurant
Total inspections: 10
Last inspection: Nov 21, 2012

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Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE WORKING VENTILATION IN 1ST. FLOOR TOILET ROOMS, REPAIR LEAKS UNDER UTILITY SINK IN BASEMENT.
All rooms in which food or drink is prepared, or in which utensils are washed, shall be lighted so that a minimum of 50-foot candles of light is available on all work surfaces. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN LIGHT SHIELDS AND REPLACE LIGHT BULBS IN KITCHEN ON 1ST. FLOOR.
All hot food shall be stored at a temperature of 140F or higher. All cold food shall be stored at a temperature of 40F or less. POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES: 3 LBS COOKED RICE, 3 LBS COOKED BEAN STEW AT COUNTER, AND(2) COOKED DUCKS INSIDE PREP COOLER IN KITCHEN AT 46.0-64.5F. NO TIME/TEMPERATURE LOGS PROVIDED. RECEIPT FOR COOKED DUCKS DATED 1/7/10. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN COLD FOOD TEMPERATURES AT 40F AND BELOW AND HOT FOODS AT 140F AND ABOVE AT ALL TIMES. APPROXIMATE VALUE $80.00. CRITICAL 7-38-005 (A) ISSUED.
All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL READY TO EAT FOOD ITEMS INSIDE UPRIGHT REFRIGERATOR.
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR BROKEN GASKETS AT UPRIGHT REFRIGERATOR AND CHEST FREEZER IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL CARDBOARD, CLOTH, AND ALUMINUM LINING FROM PREP SHELVES AND RACKS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE STAINS AND OR REPLACE CUTTING BOARD AT PREP TABLE IN KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL RAW WOOD SURFACES IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE RUST FROM MIXER.
All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. FOLLOWING NEEDS DETAIL CLEANING AND SANITIZING: EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR COOKING EQUIPMENT, GREASE TRAPS, VENT COVERS IN KITCHEN AND TOILET ROOMS, SEWAGE CLOSET, COMPRESSOR UNIT IN BASEMENT PREP AREA, RACKS/SHELVES IN WALK IN COOLER AND BASEMENT PREP AREAS.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN WALL BASE UNDER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN BASEMENT AND DISH MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ATTACHED WIRES AND CEILING IN 1ST.FLOOR KITCHEN.

VIOLATION CORRECTED ON 01/08/10.
All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL READY TO EAT FOOD ITEMS INSIDE UPRIGHT REFRIGERATOR.
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR BROKEN GASKETS AT UPRIGHT REFRIGERATOR AND CHEST FREEZER IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL CARDBOARD, CLOTH, AND ALUMINUM LINING FROM PREP SHELVES AND RACKS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE STAINS AND OR REPLACE CUTTING BOARD AT PREP TABLE IN KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL RAW WOOD SURFACES IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE RUST FROM MIXER
All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. FOLLOWING NEEDS DETAIL CLEANING AND SANITIZING: EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR COOKING EQUIPMENT, GREASE TRAPS, VENT COVERS IN KITCHEN AND TOILET ROOMS, SEWAGE CLOSET, COMPRESSOR UNIT IN BASEMENT PREP AREA, RACKS/SHELVES IN WALK IN COOLER AND BASEMENT PREP AREAS
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN WALL BASE UNDER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN BASEMENT AND DISH MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ATTACHED WIRES AND CEILING IN 1ST.FLOOR KITCHEN.
All rooms in which food or drink is prepared, or in which utensils are washed, shall be lighted so that a minimum of 50-foot candles of light is available on all work surfaces. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN LIGHT SHIELDS AND REPLACE LIGHT BULBS IN KITCHEN ON 1ST. FLOOR.
Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE WORKING VENTILATION IN 1ST. FLOOR TOILET ROOMS, REPAIR LEAKS UNDER UTILITY SINK IN BASEMENT.

The area outside of the establishment used for the storage of garbage shall be clean at all times and shall not constitute a nuisance. FOUND OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER NOT MAINTAINED. OPENING AT BOTTOM SIDE OF SAID DUMPSTER LEAKING GARBAGE LIQUID ONTO GROUND, DARK BLACK STAINS, AND GARBAGE LIQUID ACCUMULATING AROUND SAID AREA. ALSO, SIDES, AND RIM OF GARBAGE DUMPSTER WITH FOOD BUILDUP/STAINS AND GARBAGE LIQUID INSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE GARBAGE DUMPSTER AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD REPAIR TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. SERIOUS 7-38-020 ISSUED.
REMOVE MILK CRATES BEING USED TO STORE FOOD ITEMS INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER AND PREP AREAS AND REPLACE WITH RACKS/SHELVES. REPLACE PREP TABLE IN POOR REPAIR IN BASEMENT. DEFROST CHEST FREEZER IN BASEMENT. REPAIR INTERIOR OF CHEST FREEZER WITH EXPOSED INSULATION. USE FOOD GRADE PLASTIC AND OR CONTAINERS TO STORE FROZEN FOOD ITEMS, REMOVE FROM SHOPPING BAGS.
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. CLEAN FLOORS UNDER DISH MACHINE AND GREASE TRAP ROOOM IN BASEMENT.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. SEAL OPENINGS AT WALL AND CEILING IN BASEMENT PREP AREA AND DISH WASHING AREA. REMOVE DUST BUILDUP AT WIRES, PIPING, CONDUITS UNDER STAIRWELL AND 1ST. FLOOR PREP AREA. CLEAN FANS AT UPPER WALLS ON 1ST. FLOOR PREP AREA.
PROVIDE SHATTER PROOF BULB AND OR LIGHT SHIELD INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER, REPLACE LIGHT BULBS AT DISH MACHINE AND THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN BASEMENT, AND CLEAN LIGHT SHIELD AT TWO COMPARTMENT SINK.

PROVIDE SHATTER PROOF BULB AND OR LIGHT SHIELD INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER, REPLACE LIGHT BULBS AT DISH MACHINE AND THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN BASEMENT, AND CLEAN LIGHT SHIELD AT TWO COMPARTMENT SINK.
VIOLATION ABATED. NEW GARBAGE DUMPSTER PROVIDED BY ALLIED WASTE AT THIS TIME.
VIOLATION ABATED.
VIOLATION ABATED.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. SEAL OPENINGS AT WALL AND CEILING IN BASEMENT PREP AREA AND DISH WASHING AREA. REMOVE DUST BUILDUP AT WIRES, PIPING, CONDUITS UNDER STAIRWELL AND 1ST. FLOOR PREP AREA. CLEAN FANS AT UPPER WALLS ON 1ST. FLOOR PREP AREA.

ORGANIZE CLUTTER BEHIND BAR AREA AND BASEMENT TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE NOT SANITIZING AT THIS TIME. FOUND 0PPM CHLORINE AFTER RUNNING DISH MACHINE SEVERAL TIMES, HELD FOR INSPECTION TAG PLACED ON UNIT, FAX LETTER TO 312-746-4240 WHEN UNIT SERVICED. CRITICAL 7-38-030. NO CITATION ISSUED, DISH MACHINE NOT BEING USED AT THIS TIME.
All food should be properly protected from contamination during storage, preparation, display, service, and transportation. FOUND FOOD NOT PROTECTED INSIDE WALK IN COOLER IN BASEMENT. FOUND COOKED CHICKEN STORED NEXT TO RAW CHICKEN, RAW SHRIMP STORED ABOVE READY TO EAT LETTUCE, COOKED CHICKEN STORED NEXT TO RAW BEEF. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE READY TO EAT, PREPARED, COOKED FOODS SEPARATE AND AWAY FROM RAW FOOD ITEMS. ALSO, FOUND LIVE LOBSTER WRAPPED IN WET NEWSPAPER INSIDE WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO USE FOOD GRADE MATERIAL TO COVER FOOD ITEMS. SERIOUS 7-38-005(A) ISSUED.
FOUND 10 FRUIT FLIES AT WALLS AND CEILING AT DISH WASHING AREA IN BASEMENT AND AT ENTRANCE TO STAFF TOILET ROOM IN BASEMENT. ALSO, FOUND TWO SMALL COCKROACHES ON WALL BY DISH MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE, AFFECTED AREAS, AND RECOMMEND PEST CONTROL TO SERVICE PREMISES. REAR SCREEN DOOR WITH 1/4TH INCH GAP AT BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER AND 1/2 INCH GAP AT TOP OF SAID DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE TIGHT FITTING SO AS NO DAYLIGHT CAN BE SEEN AND TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. SERIOUS 7-38-020 ISSUED.
REMOVE CARDBOARD AND ALUMINUM LINING ON SHELVES. REMOVE MILK AND POP CRATES BEING USED TO STORE ITEMS AND INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE WITH ADEQAUTE SHELVING. PAINT RUSTY DRY FOOD STORAGE RACKS IN BASEMENT. DEFROST CHEST FREEZERS IN BASEMENT TO REMOVE HEAVY ICE BUILDUP.
CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE FOLLOWING: UNDER AROUND COOKING EQUIPMENT, INTERIOR OF DEEP FRYER, WOKS, INTERIOR/EXTERIOR OF PREP COOLER, PREP TABLES IN KITCHEN, INTERIOR OF TWO COMPARTMENT SINK AND THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, STORAGE SHELVES IN BASEMENT, INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE, UNDER AROUND TEA UNIT, INTERIOR OF CABINETS BEHIND BAR.
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. CLEAN CEILING VENTS IN TOILET ROOMS, VENTILATION HOOD ABOVE TEA UNIT, VENTILATION HOODS/ATTACHED PIPING/CONDUITS AT PREP AREAS, OVERHEAD WIRES, VENTS, DUCTS, CONDUITS IN MAIN KITCHEN 1ST. FLOOR, FAN AT WALL, AROUND ANSUL SYSTEM, WALLS AND CEILING IN MAIN KITCHEN.
CLEAN LIGHT SHIELDS AND PROVIDE END CAPS FOR LIGHT SHIELDS.
REPAIR LEAKS AT HOSE AT DISH MACHINE. REPAIR LEAKS AT HOT WATER HANDLE AND FAUCET AT MOP SINK. PROVIDE COLD WATER AT MOP SINK.

VIOLATION ABATED AT THIS TIME.
VIOLATION ABATED AT THIS TIME, SMALL FLIES MINIMIZED AT THIS TIME. SMITHEREEN PEST CONTROL SERVICED PREMISES ON 11/18/11 AND 11/22/11.
PAINT RUSTY DRY FOOD STORAGE RACKS IN BASEMENT.
CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE FOLLLOWING: INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE, FAN GUARDS INSIDE WALK IN COOLER IN BASEMENT, INTERIOR OF DEEP FRYER, UNDER AROUND WOKS, INTERIOR/EXTERIOR OF PREP COOLER, PREP TABLES IN KITCHEN, UNDER AROUND DISH MACHINE, GREASE TRAPS, AND SPICE STORAGE SHELVES.
VIOLATION ABATED AT THIS TIME.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. CLEAN CEILING VENT IN MENS TOILET ROOM, AROUND TOILET ROOM DOORS, VENTILATION HOOD ABOVE TEA UNIT, VENTILATION HOODS/ATTACHED PIPING/CONDUITS AT PREP AREAS, OVERHEAD WIRES, VENTS, DUCTS, CONDUITS IN MAIN KITCHEN 1ST. FLOOR, FAN AT WALL, AROUND ANSUL SYSTEM, WALLS AND CEILING IN MAIN KITCHEN AND WALK IN COOLER.
VIOLATION ABATED AT THIS TIME.
REPAIR LEAKS AT HOT WATER HANDLE AND FAUCET AT MOP SINK. PROVIDE COLD WATER AT MOP SINK.
ORGANIZE CLUTTER BEHIND BAR AREA TO PREVENT PSET HARBORAGE.

Correct By: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 Violation Codes: 7-38-005 (B), 7-38-025 Inspector Comments: PAINT RUSTY DRY FOOD STORAGE RACKS IN BASEMENT.
Correct By: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 Violation Codes: 7-38-005 (B), 7-38-025 Inspector Comments: CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE FOLLLOWING: INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE, FAN GUARDS INSIDE WALK IN COOLER IN BASEMENT, INTERIOR OF DEEP FRYER, UNDER AROUND WOKS, INTERIOR/EXTERIOR OF PREP COOLER, PREP TABLES IN KITCHEN, UNDER AROUND DISH MACHINE, GREASE TRAPS, AND SPICE STORAGE SHELVES.
Correct By: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 Violation Codes: 7-38-030, 015, 010 (A), 005 (A) Inspector Comments: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. CLEAN CEILING VENT IN MENS TOILET ROOM, AROUND TOILET ROOM DOORS, VENTILATION HOOD ABOVE TEA UNIT, VENTILATION HOODS/ATTACHED PIPING/CONDUITS AT PREP AREAS, OVERHEAD WIRES, VENTS, DUCTS, CONDUITS IN MAIN KITCHEN 1ST. FLOOR, FAN AT WALL, AROUND ANSUL SYSTEM, WALLS AND CEILING IN MAIN KITCHEN AND WALK IN COOLER.
Correct By: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 Violation Codes: 7-38-030, 015, 010 (A), 005 (A) Inspector Comments: REPAIR LEAKS AT HOT WATER HANDLE AND FAUCET AT MOP SINK. PROVIDE COLD WATER AT MOP SINK.
Observation Type: Out Correct By: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 Violation Codes: 7-38-030, 015, 010 (A), 005 (A) Inspector Comments: ORGANIZE CLUTTER BEHIND BAR AREA TO PREVENT PSET HARBORAGE.

FOUND CLUTTER AT BASEMENT STORAGE AREAS. (BOXES, TOOLS, PERSONAL ITEMS,ETC.)
FOUND FLOORS NOT CLEAN AT BASEMENT/MAIN KITCHEN PREPARATION AREAS.
FOUND WOK STATIONS NOT CLEAN AT MAIN KITCHEN.(EXCESSIVE GREASE BUILDUP)
FOUND FRUIT FLY ACTIVITY AT BASEMENT STORAGE AREAS ON WALLS AND CEILING. OBSERVED ABOUT 50 FRUIT FLIES. CITATION ISSUED.

CORRECTED.
Inspector Comments: FOUND WOK STATIONS NOT CLEAN AT MAIN KITCHEN.(EXCESSIVE GREASE BUILDUP)
Inspector Comments: FOUND FLOORS NOT CLEAN AT BASEMENT/MAIN KITCHEN PREPARATION AREAS.
Inspector Comments: FOUND CLUTTER AT BASEMENT STORAGE AREAS. (BOXES, TOOLS, PERSONAL ITEMS,ETC.)

Correct By: Friday, January 25, 2013 Violation Codes: Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: FOUND WOK STATIONS NOT CLEAN AT MAIN KITCHEN.(EXCESSIVE GREASE BUILDUP)
Correct By: Friday, January 25, 2013 Violation Codes: Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: FOUND FLOORS NOT CLEAN AT BASEMENT/MAIN KITCHEN PREPARATION AREAS.
Correct By: Friday, January 25, 2013 Violation Codes: Inspector Comments: Inspector Comments: FOUND CLUTTER AT BASEMENT STORAGE AREAS. (BOXES, TOOLS, PERSONAL ITEMS,ETC.)

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